Monthly Archives: October 2007

What should you keep in a fireproof safe?

I’ve been wanting to get a fireproof safe for years now, and managed to finally do so about a month ago. Then I was faced with the question: “What should you put in a fireproof safe?” I put obvious items in, automotive titles, diploma, birth certificates, some court documents, external hard drive backup of all [...]

Mozilla Releases InstantBird

Mozilla recently hopped over into the instant messenger business with InstantBird. Though still slightly buggy, InstantBird is an open-source instant messaging program that allows you to incorporate most major instant messaging programs into one. This includes AIM, ICQ, Yahoo!, GTalk, Windows Live Instant Messenger, and I’m sure more to come. It used the same code [...]

Looking Glass: Lifehacking and Finance

11 Causes and Cures for Procrastination by John Place Online. A decent list of ways to help beat the inevitable procrastination blues. #11 is my biggest competitor because once 3pm hits, my brain shuts down. Fundamentals of Personal Finance – The University of California, Irvine provides an online introductory course to Personal Finance. Working Woman’s [...]

Why I’m a Cheap Date: Being Frugal in Relationships

I am a cheap date, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. 7 ways to be a Cheap Date: 1. I prefer a nice home-cooked meal with a night in front of a warm fire or watching a good movie to a fancy dinner date with crappy food and bad champagne. You’d be [...]

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